snatches

[US]/snætʃ/
[UK]/snætʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. ta; en liten mengde; et raskt løft
vt. gripe; klare å gjøre noe raskt; gi tidsriktig assistanse
vi. gripe raskt; akseptere kjapt

Phrases & Collocations

snatch and run

snappe og løpe

snatch at

snappe etter

Example Sentences

a snatch of dialogue.

et lite utdrag av dialog.

a quick snatch of breath.

et raskt åndedrag.

(at) snatch at the chance of

(ved å) gripe sjansen.

a mission to snatch Winston Churchill.

et oppdrag for å kidnappe Winston Churchill.

she snatched at the handle.

Hun rev i håndtaket.

snatching a few hours' sleep.

å stjele noen timers søvn.

I snatched at the chance.

Jeg rev i sjansen.

brief snatches of sleep.

korte øyeblikk med søvn.

snatch a thing from a person's hand

å gripe noe fra en persons hånd

be snatched away by premature death

bli revet bort av prematur død

snatched at the lamp cord.

rev i lampesnoren.

The baby had been snatched from pram.

Babyen var blitt revet bort fra barnevognen.

victory was snatched from the jaws of defeat.

seieren ble revet bort fra motgangens kjefter.

she snatched a biscuit from the plate.

Hun rev et kjeks fra tallerkenen.

a victory snatched from the jaws of defeat.

en seier revet bort fra motgangens kjefter.

picking up snatches of conversation.

å fange opp små utdrag av samtale.

The hawk snatched the chicken and flew away.

Hauk rev kyllingen og fløy bort.

be snatched from the jaws of death

bli revet bort fra dødens kjefter

The wind snatched his cap off.

Vinden rev hatten av hodet hans.

The team snatched victory from the jaws of defeat.

Laget rev seieren fra motgangens kjefter.

Real-world Examples

He made a snatch at the rope but missed.

Source: Liu Yi Breakthrough English Vocabulary 3000

He snatched you from the jaws of death.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

Right. Somebody might snatch your phone – snatch means to take something quickly.

Source: 6 Minute English

Champers for the good Doctor and her miracle snatch.

Source: Lost Girl Season 4

It's beautiful on the body, it is snatched.

Source: Idol speaks English fluently.

The thief snatched her handbag and ran away.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

Harry, glancing over, saw Malfoy stoop and snatch up something.

Source: 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

723. The watchful snatcher dispatched a batch of combatants to the hatch.

Source: Remember 7000 graduate exam vocabulary in 16 days.

He visibly struggles to control his urge to snatch the box out of Ove's hands.

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

Except for your super seductive snatch power.

Source: Lost Girl Season 2

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